There will be a march and rally against Monsanto at the State Capitol in Sacramento on Sunday, May 24, starting at 10 a.m., part of a worldwide day of action against the corporate giant. The press advisory is below:
PRESS ADVISORY
for Sunday, May 24, 2015
Contact: Bob Saunders – Anti-Monsanto Project 916-370-8251 rsaund3980@aol.com
After Monsanto-Woodland Shutdown Thursday, Hundreds of Demonstrators to Rally & March at Capitol
Sunday, Join Huge Anti-Monsanto Worldwide Protests; Activists Claim Monsanto is 'Poisoning the World'
(SACRAMENTO, CA) – Hundreds of people are expected to participate in a large rally and March SUNDAY, MAY 24, at the State Capitol (North Steps) starting at 10 a.m. – part of more than 420 "Anti-Monsanto/Anti-GMO" demonstrations worldwide in 47 states and 52 countries on six continents. http://www.march-against-monsanto.com/
Hundreds of thousands – possibly millions – of people will take to the streets to protest against the Monsanto Company from the U.S. to Europe, Africa and other countries. March Against Monsanto will feature different prominent speakers, including former presidential candidates and health icons.
The Sunday rally follows a half day shutdown of Monsanto in Woodland this past Thursday when about 100 activists closed down Monsanto's front gates.
March Against Monsanto 2015 has generated mass awareness and interest as world regulatory organizations openly declare Monsanto’s glyphosate-containing Roundup herbicide to be a serious threat to health. The leading authority on human wellness protocols, The World Health Organization, has already determined Monsanto’s Roundup to be a ‘probable carcinogen’ within the food supply.
The announcements have led to initiatives like The Women’s and Children’s Bill of Rights to Ban Glyphosate to protect highly susceptible groups from toxic glyphosate exposure if signed into law. Glyphosate has been detected in groundwater supplies and 60-100% of rainwater collection samples in various parts of the world, inciting concerns of mass pollution on a global scale.
LOCAL BACKGROUND: The Woodland Monsanto plant is the world’s largest Biotech seed facility in the world. Monsanto controls 92% of the world’s seed market and conducts genetic engineering (GE) which produces genetically modified foods (GMOs)....genetically mutated products that reach food markets and food tables, which has been linked to an array of health and safety issues, and more. The actions also protest the predatory business practices of the corporate giant Monsanto.
GMOs are partially banned by Austria, Bulgaria, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Japan, Russia, Luxembourg, Madeira, New Zealand, Peru, South America, France, Switzerland and Costa Rico, and are currently labeled in 64 countries. 95% of Americans surveyed call for labeling of GMO foods (The right to know what they are eating).
http://www.justlabelit.org/...
Activists are protesting the "DARK Act" (HR 1599). If passed, it will deny Americans the right to know what is in their food. In Europe, however, the International Society of Doctors for the Environment (ISDE) is asking the EU Parliament and the EU Commission for an immediate ban of glyphosate. http://www.isde.org/...
Monsanto's GM soybeans are seed-treated with bee-toxic neonicotinoid pesticides, which have been linked to massive die-offs of bees. More than two out of five American Honeybee colonies died in the past year, and beekeepers saw approximately 42% of U.S. Honeybee colonies die off in a single year.
“Monsanto’s claim of ‘feeding the world,’ is a hoax and corporate propaganda. Monsanto is poisoning the world and harming people through the massive use of Glyphosate and other herbicides and insecticides, genetic engineering of seeds, and much more. Our entire food supply system is at risk and we must act quickly to stop them from any further damage," said Faygo, of the Anti-Monsanto Project.